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Biba! 73rd Liberation Day&TheForce Sling Cage

Hafa Adai, wed like to take the time to honor and celebrate the sacrifice of our soldiers and citizens to give us this day of celebration. AStone slinging was one of our ancestors primary tools for hunting, and warfare–in our distant past it was used for both sustaining and protecting our land and people. Returning to roots in our island’... [Read more of this review]

Happy Sunday!

A post shared by fokaistuff (@thefokaieffect) on Jul 16, 2017 at 6:31am PDT SUNDAY People on Guam have seen this guy (His name is Omar) riding his bike pr parked on the side of the road. It turns out that he actually has a house and a full time job. People have their theories but he says he is just trying to share his blessings  Read More →

F-SHARP: JUST ADD WATER

FSharp is performance driven island luxury apparel developed in Guam and the Pacific Ocean. Attentive adjustments suitable for surfing, standup paddling, and rocking and rolling..even underwater  Read More →

GIVE: Martial Arts, Teamwork, and The Marianas Open

GIVE: Martial Arts, Teamwork, and The Marianas Open He traveled almost 30 hours to get here to compete and, afyer his second adventure of #jiujitsuinparadise, will have to travel another 30hours to get back to his full tine job. After the finals of the Marianas Open Blackbelt tournament In an unexpected act of service Nick Calvanese of BJJ United gives... [Read more of this review]

BIBA MICRONESIAN ISLAND FAIR

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SHARE CULTURE! Marianas Open International Black Belt competitors are introduced to Chamorro Culture

SHARE CULTURE! Marianas Open International Black Belt competitors are introduced to Chamorro Culture The Marianas Open made from the carvings from large clamshell,The Sinahi has become a large symbol for the Chamorro Culture. Symbolized after the crescent moon, this symbol of our ancestral intimacy with the elements, was worn not just as ornaments,but... [Read more of this review]

F is for Fineghayan

F is for Fineghayan: UNDERWAY On April 15th T.A.S.A.’s Fineghayan set sail as the first Guam based Sakman to sail to Saipan in over 300 Years. Fineghayan on a voyage through time en route from Guam to Saipan Video courtesy of Sandra Okada and T.A.S.A. #rooted #sinceeversince #justaddwater   ONRA /NONI Fineghayan on a voyage through... [Read more of this review]

Manta Rays in Tumon Bay Guam

Manta Rays in Tumon Bay Guam 13North144East Video by: Alan Pangelinan #Langhet #fokaiaimphibiousdivision #justaddwater   13North144East @alanjames24 #Langhet#fokaiaimphibiousdivision#justaddwater A post shared by fokaistuff (@thefokaieffect) on Apr 9, 2017 at 8:55pm PDT  Read More →

FANOGHE CHAMORU!

FANOGHE CHAMORU   FANOGHE CHAMORU ADELUP Tomorrow 4pm-6pm #defendguam #onra #fokai A post shared by fokaistuff (@thefokaieffect) on Apr 6, 2017 at 2:13am PDT  Read More →

ITS A FAMILY THING!

Seeing the biggest smile on my son's face while enjoying our village playgrounds is one of the best feelings as a dad. Thank you @ite_guam , the Sinajana Mayors office and partners for this new and safe playground! #ITELifeInMotion A post shared by Frank Camacho (@frankthecrank) on Apr 2, 2017 at 4:21pm PDT    Read More →

Cuki Alvarez making his mark at home base!

Cuki Alvarez, Founder of Trench Tech/ Purebred Saipan and General Manager of Trench Warz , making his mark as ever at the home base. #fokaisaipan #purebredjujitsu #onra @ifamiliaku_mass, Founder of Trench Tech/ Purebred Saipan and General Manager of Trench Warz , making his mark as ever at the home base. #fokaisaipan #purebred jujitsu #onra A... [Read more of this review]

The 45 Second 1008 Sling

SHARE CULTURE: The 45 Second 1008Sling In order to share the art of slinging, Guam slingers figured that slings need to be more accessible to the public. A properly made sling is more than worth the money, but for those who might not have 50-100 dollars ready at hand, we developed the creation of a 45 second sling. Inexpensive. Fast. Reliable. Most... [Read more of this review]

SHARE CULTURE! Fun Slinging

SHARE CULTURE After more than 30 years of practice, To motivate and maintain interest in the art of slinging, Alex Aardvark (head administrator of www.slinging.org) deduced that 1. Slinging would be more attractive if it was playfully combative And 2. To keep practices safe and interesting, the threat of misfired ammunition needed to be toned down. As... [Read more of this review]

ONRA International Sling tournament in Mallorca via flying proa in Ireland

Hafa Adai. It’s been about 5years since the last entry of Onra was published; and it’s great to see a lot has happened since then. Throughout the failing attempt the last few years of trying to get back to training Jiujitsu, picking up the local martial art of Stone Slinging has, in effect, led to a potentially bright adventure. I had a good conversation... [Read more of this review]

2017 International Slinging Competition Spain. PHOTO GALLERY!

2017 International Slinging Competition Spain. PHOTO GALLERY!                                                                                                      Read More →